Notable achievements.

Notable Achievements o 2011
Oklahomao f
Department Libraries
i Celebrating Readin’ and Writin’
More than 115,000 Oklahoma children and teens
officially signed up for the statewide 2011 Summer
Reading Program. 30% of eligible children 11
years old and younger were registered, up from
26% last year. More than 6,500 summer library
programs were held across the state with a record-breaking
attendance of 190,748. There was a 96%
increase in the number of programs and a 35%
increase in program attendance. Funded with
federal dollars
In 2011, ODL’s Literacy Resource Office celebrated
the most successful State Literacy Confer-ence
to date. (Partially funded with federal
dollars) Partnering with the State Department of
Education, the conference drew more than 380
participants, including adult literacy tutors and
trainers, adult literacy students, adult educators,
and experts in the field. Although the primary focus
of the ODL office is adult literacy, the agency has
been addressing emergent literacy efforts for several
years, and in 2011 the office distributed more than
23,500 books to children at-risk for low literacy.
More than 600 books written by Oklahomans
or with Oklahoma themes have been honored as
finalists and medalists during the last 22 years
through the Oklahoma Book Award program. The
program is managed by ODL’s Oklahoma Center
for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress
Center for the Book. The program has highlighted
and broadened the invaluable literary legacy of
Oklahoma.
x Leading the Digital Wave
Use of the statewide online databases soared
in 2011, increasing 47% from approximately 21
million information searches to more than 39.5
million. Oklahomans use this service to access
full-text magazine articles, journals, and reference
resources from their library, home or office. Train-ing
played a part in the increase. ODL provided
hands-on instruction to 310 librarians in 2011, up
from 155 trained in 2010, a 100% increase. Funded
with federal dollars
ODL helps public libraries get the most from their
E-Rate discounts. 100% of public libraries that
qualify for state aid now offer wi-fi and broad-band
Internet access at 1.5 mps or greater.
More than 200 librarians and community leaders
attended the kick-off of OkConnect, the initiative
that will bring higher broadband and videocon-ferencing
capabilities to 44 libraries. Funded
with federal and private grant funds
The Public Library Sites project is helping
customers of smaller libraries by providing
local library websites. 28 libraries are now “live”
with new or updated websites, with 6 more ready
to go. ODL is talking to 5 more libraries about
joining the project. Library customers access an
average of 300,000 web pages per month on these
sites. Funded with federal dollars
ODL used grant funds to increase the number of
electronic books on the OK Virtual Library by
133%—from 3,000 to more than 7,000 e-books and
audio books. (OK Virtual Library is a consortium of
public libraries that have joined together to bring this
increasingly popular format to their patrons in a cost-effective
way.) Funded with federal dollars
Oklahomans queried SoonerSearch almost
4 million times in FY2011, a 60% increase
from FY2010. ODL partners with OSF to provide
this one-of-a-kind search engine that targets state
government websites.
Customers did a combined 1.8 million searches,
page views, and downloads on the Oklahoma
Crossroads digital collection in FY2011, a 20%
increase from the previous year. This site houses
historical documents and state government pub-lications.
More than 5,000 state government publication titles
are now available on Oklahoma Crossroads. Okla-homans
accessed these electronic publications
more than 730,000 times in FY2011.
ODL’s U.S. Government Information Division has
become a national leader in training librarians
and citizens in accessing federal informa-tion—
increasingly available online only. In 2011,
the division held 33 workshops training 482
individuals in Oklahoma and surrounding states.
A Putting on our Re-thinking Cap
ODL developed a new Interlibrary Loan plan two
years ago, giving 36 libraries direct access to World-
Cat Resource Sharing to borrow books and other
materials for their patrons. ILL requests are up
23% at these libraries since the change. Another
107 libraries now borrow materials directly through
ODL, saving dollars and improving access. Funded
with federal dollars
Historical collections offer important informa-tion
through one-of-a-kind documents that are
often overlooked by information seekers. ODL
provided instruction to 66 Oklahoma teachers
and school librarians on using primary source
documents to encourage their use and inspire
critical thinking by students. Funded with
federal dollars
Each year, ODL’s Cartwright Law Library can
depend on getting several requests for a copy of
the Oklahoma Constitution. Due to its length and
frequent updating, there has not been a separate
print publication for years, and it has not been
possible to print a complete, compact copy using
current versions available. Solution: Cartwright
Library created a printable version of the Okla-homa
Constitution in its entirety to address this
public need.
Success breeds success. Following the 2007 National
Conference of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums
in Oklahoma City, ODL has become a national
leader in addressing the training and networking
needs of tribal libraries and repositories. In
2011 the agency sponsored an Indigenous Materials
Institute and a Tribal History Research Fellowship
Program. It is now making plans for the 2012 Inter-national
Conference of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and
Museums that will bring more than 500 tribal rep-resentatives
to Tulsa. Funded with federal dollars
x Leading the Digital Wave continues

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Notable Achievements o 2011
Oklahomao f
Department Libraries
i Celebrating Readin’ and Writin’
More than 115,000 Oklahoma children and teens
officially signed up for the statewide 2011 Summer
Reading Program. 30% of eligible children 11
years old and younger were registered, up from
26% last year. More than 6,500 summer library
programs were held across the state with a record-breaking
attendance of 190,748. There was a 96%
increase in the number of programs and a 35%
increase in program attendance. Funded with
federal dollars
In 2011, ODL’s Literacy Resource Office celebrated
the most successful State Literacy Confer-ence
to date. (Partially funded with federal
dollars) Partnering with the State Department of
Education, the conference drew more than 380
participants, including adult literacy tutors and
trainers, adult literacy students, adult educators,
and experts in the field. Although the primary focus
of the ODL office is adult literacy, the agency has
been addressing emergent literacy efforts for several
years, and in 2011 the office distributed more than
23,500 books to children at-risk for low literacy.
More than 600 books written by Oklahomans
or with Oklahoma themes have been honored as
finalists and medalists during the last 22 years
through the Oklahoma Book Award program. The
program is managed by ODL’s Oklahoma Center
for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress
Center for the Book. The program has highlighted
and broadened the invaluable literary legacy of
Oklahoma.
x Leading the Digital Wave
Use of the statewide online databases soared
in 2011, increasing 47% from approximately 21
million information searches to more than 39.5
million. Oklahomans use this service to access
full-text magazine articles, journals, and reference
resources from their library, home or office. Train-ing
played a part in the increase. ODL provided
hands-on instruction to 310 librarians in 2011, up
from 155 trained in 2010, a 100% increase. Funded
with federal dollars
ODL helps public libraries get the most from their
E-Rate discounts. 100% of public libraries that
qualify for state aid now offer wi-fi and broad-band
Internet access at 1.5 mps or greater.
More than 200 librarians and community leaders
attended the kick-off of OkConnect, the initiative
that will bring higher broadband and videocon-ferencing
capabilities to 44 libraries. Funded
with federal and private grant funds
The Public Library Sites project is helping
customers of smaller libraries by providing
local library websites. 28 libraries are now “live”
with new or updated websites, with 6 more ready
to go. ODL is talking to 5 more libraries about
joining the project. Library customers access an
average of 300,000 web pages per month on these
sites. Funded with federal dollars
ODL used grant funds to increase the number of
electronic books on the OK Virtual Library by
133%—from 3,000 to more than 7,000 e-books and
audio books. (OK Virtual Library is a consortium of
public libraries that have joined together to bring this
increasingly popular format to their patrons in a cost-effective
way.) Funded with federal dollars
Oklahomans queried SoonerSearch almost
4 million times in FY2011, a 60% increase
from FY2010. ODL partners with OSF to provide
this one-of-a-kind search engine that targets state
government websites.
Customers did a combined 1.8 million searches,
page views, and downloads on the Oklahoma
Crossroads digital collection in FY2011, a 20%
increase from the previous year. This site houses
historical documents and state government pub-lications.
More than 5,000 state government publication titles
are now available on Oklahoma Crossroads. Okla-homans
accessed these electronic publications
more than 730,000 times in FY2011.
ODL’s U.S. Government Information Division has
become a national leader in training librarians
and citizens in accessing federal informa-tion—
increasingly available online only. In 2011,
the division held 33 workshops training 482
individuals in Oklahoma and surrounding states.
A Putting on our Re-thinking Cap
ODL developed a new Interlibrary Loan plan two
years ago, giving 36 libraries direct access to World-
Cat Resource Sharing to borrow books and other
materials for their patrons. ILL requests are up
23% at these libraries since the change. Another
107 libraries now borrow materials directly through
ODL, saving dollars and improving access. Funded
with federal dollars
Historical collections offer important informa-tion
through one-of-a-kind documents that are
often overlooked by information seekers. ODL
provided instruction to 66 Oklahoma teachers
and school librarians on using primary source
documents to encourage their use and inspire
critical thinking by students. Funded with
federal dollars
Each year, ODL’s Cartwright Law Library can
depend on getting several requests for a copy of
the Oklahoma Constitution. Due to its length and
frequent updating, there has not been a separate
print publication for years, and it has not been
possible to print a complete, compact copy using
current versions available. Solution: Cartwright
Library created a printable version of the Okla-homa
Constitution in its entirety to address this
public need.
Success breeds success. Following the 2007 National
Conference of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums
in Oklahoma City, ODL has become a national
leader in addressing the training and networking
needs of tribal libraries and repositories. In
2011 the agency sponsored an Indigenous Materials
Institute and a Tribal History Research Fellowship
Program. It is now making plans for the 2012 Inter-national
Conference of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and
Museums that will bring more than 500 tribal rep-resentatives
to Tulsa. Funded with federal dollars
x Leading the Digital Wave continues